According to a report published in 2019 by National Intelligence Agency, the mission of the department is to access protected information to “maintain global awareness for strategic warning” (National Intelligence Strategy of the United States of America, 2019, p. 1). The mission objectives are identified in seven activities outlined in the NIS report which are strategic intelligence, anticipatory intelligence, current operations intelligence, cyber threat intelligence, counter terrorism, counterproliferation, counterintelligence and security (National Intelligence Strategy of the United States of America, 2019). The intelligence community’s role in prosecuting the war on terror is to investigate, collect, production, and assist in the prosecution foreign and domestic terrorist actors or cells within the limits of the United States Constitution, federal power, and authority defined by Congress (Taylor & Swanson, 2019). The intelligence agencies are responsible for securing the safety of the United States and its citizens globally and bringing those responsible for planning, recruiting, and/or participating in terrorist activities (Taylor & Swanson, 2019). The National Security Law Unit of the FBI’s Office of the General Counsel is responsible for the FISA applications, accuracy of the information contained in a warrant, and “act to prevent the disclosure of classified or other sensitive information, including intelligence sources and methods that may affect ongoing investigations (General Attorney/ National Security Coordination and Litigation Unit (NSCLU), n.d.).  The intelligence apparatus is comprised of eighteen elements that fall under the umbrella of one of the following: the Justice Department, Department of State, Treasury, Independent Agencies, Defense, Energy, Space Force, and Homeland Security (National Intelligence Strategy of the United States of America, 2019).